Re: [ros-dev] Roadmap / List of tasks / Attn. all developers

[Ged Murphy]

Aleksey Bragin wrote:
>  
>  Attention all ReactOS Developers, please! Your word is very valuable 
>  here! Please, compile a list of tasks you think ReactOS needs and send 
>  it here as a reply to this message
>  
Here are some tasks which spring to mind for me. Most are very general 
though and aren’t down to a level you exemplified.

- Network
-- Allow setting of address information via ncpa. (This is the only 
remaining task for the current 0.3.0 roadmap)
-- Salvage the sockets library from Alex’s branch and merge to the 
development branch.
-- Build on the existing NDIS model introducing support for IM drivers
-- Add a default firewall including GUI for user interaction of the 
fundamental aspects.
-- Add support for packet routing with Network Address Translation.
-- Assist and merge with a Win32 port of SMB.

- Security
-- Start to build on the current framework providing basic OS security
-- Implement logon / logoff facility linking in with our gina library.

- Filesystem
-- Replace the primary filesystem in place of a journaling system.

- NT Services
-- Add support for starting and stopping services

- Multimedia
-- Continue development on DX initially aiming for hardware accelerated 
playability of key games.
-- Improve support for existing sound model.

- Explorer
-- Add support for layered windows.
-- Add libraries for support of common image formats, including jpeg, 
gif and png.
-- Improve the graphical design of the UI. Enlist help of graphical 
designers / programmers.
-- Add support for theming.

- Drivers
-- Continue work on Plug and Play Manager
-- Finish off USB support for keyboard and mouse.
-- Provide support for drivers written with WDM
-- USB support for peripherals such as pendrives and cameras

- Printing
-- Introduce a printing framework.

- Power Management
-- Add support for ACPI and APM. Battery monitoring, processor 
throttling, hibernation.
-- Introduce shutdown and restart functionality.

- Build System
-- Pick up CIS and incorporate into a build farm preferably situated 
within a university.
-- Improve regression testing facilities using Wine where possible.
-- Build ReactOS with MSVC and PSDK.